ESSA Pharma Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by XenoTherapeutics, Inc., Backed by XOMA Royalty Corporation in All-Cash Transaction
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and VANCOUVER, BC and BOSTON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ESSA Pharma Inc. ("ESSA," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:EPIX) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") with XenoTherapeutics, Inc. ("Xeno"), a non-profit biotechnology company, under which Xeno will acquire (the "Transaction") all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ESSA (the "Common Shares"). XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotechnology royalty aggregator, is acting as the structuring agent and will provide financing to Xeno for this Transaction.
Under the terms of the Business Combi
